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Who doesn't love cheese, chicken and pasta? Ingredients 300g penne pasta 1 tbsp olive oil 1 tbsp butter 450g chicken, bite-size pieces 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped 250ml chicken stock 2 tbsp plain flour 1 ½ cups single cream 1 tsp Italian seasoning ¼ tsp red chili flakes ¼ tsp ground black pepper 1 cup cheddar cheese, grated ⅓ cup Parmesan cheese, grated Parsley leaf (optional)   Method Cook the pasta until al dente and reserve 1-2 cups of pasta water. Heat the oil and but

The breadcrumbs on this add an amazing extra layer of texture. Ingredients 1 tbsp olive oil 2 tbsp butter  500g chicken, chopped 1 tsp garlic powder 1 tsp dried parsley 3 cloves garlic minced 1 onion, chopped Salt and pepper to taste 350g penne pasta 2½ cups chicken stock  2 cups milk ¼ cup fresh parsley chopped 1 cup Parmesan, freshly grated   Topping 1 tbsp butter ½ cup panko breadcrumbs 1 tsp garlic powder 1 tbsp dried parsley Method Add the tbsp butter to a skillet and me

This is creamy wthout being overly rich. I used M&S Italian sausages which were really tasty. Ingredients 400g penne 2 tbsp olive oil 400g Italian sausage, casings removed 1 small onion, finely diced 4 garlic cloves, crushed 1/4 cup white wine 1 cup double cream 1/2 cup Pecorino Romano, grated Freshly ground black pepper, to taste   Method Cook the pasta and cook to al dente. Heat the olive oil in a large pan over medium heat. Add the sausage and fry it for 5-6 mins until sl

Creamy and delicious. A nice change from the primarily tomato based gnocchi recipes. Ingredients 1 tbsp olive oil 2 tbsp butter 350g chicken, diced 4 garlic cloves, minced 75ml dry white wine 1 tsp Italian seasoning 400ml chicken stock 180g cream cheese 500g gnocchi 100g baby spinach, roughly shredded 1/4 cup grated Parmesan Black pepper   Method Heat the olive oil and butter in a large, deep pan. Add the chicken and cook for 4-5 mins until golden. Stir in the garlic and con

Updated recipe! Added sundried tomatoes and bacon/pancetta (I used guanciale). Lovely combination of the flavours of carbonara and marry me sauce. The great thing about this is that once you've rolled your balls it's super quick to put together. Ingredients   1 tbsp olive oil 250g dried spaghetti 500g pork sausages 150g pancetta or bacon, chopped Handful baby spinach leaves 50g sundried tomatoes, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced 300ml double cream 3 eggs 1 cup grated parmesa

Wanted to use up some leftover jerk paste and found this recipe. It's nice and creamy with a mild but not punch you in the face kick. Next time I'd knock 100g off the pasta for 2 people. Ingredients 350g pasta 350g chicken, diced 2 tbsp jerk seasoning, divided 2 tbsp olive oil, divided 1 tbsp butter 1 red pepper, chopped 1 green pepper, chopped 1 yellow pepper, chopped 3 garlic cloves, minced 250ml chicken stock 1 cup double cream 1 cup parmesan, grated   Method Place the c

Oo la la! Like all of the best French starters in one. Ingredients   Oil for frying 400g onions, finely sliced 1 tbsp honey 1 tsp ground...

Did I invent this? I Googled for a chimichurri pasta recipe to compliment some lamb steaks and couldn't find much. That said I really just added cream to pasta. Sometimes it's the inspiration more that the recipe. Great thing is I used the chimichurri on the lamb too and saved some for the rest of the week, a little goes a long way. This was a lovely alternative to rice as a staple side for Mexican flavours and I will make again. Added burrata to balance the spice and be

A lovely midly spicy pasta (you can make it more so if you like a kick) which is super easy to make. The original recipe didn't use...

I thought this might be good, but it was better. It is very rich and we didn't have salad in but it definitely needs it to balance the...

This is so quick to pull together. I threw some chicken from the BBQ into this but that's not part of the original recipe. Ingredients  ...

This is really tasty, mildly spicy pasta where the cajun seasoning really shines. Ingredients   1 tbsp olive oil to marinate the chicken,...

Well this is delicious. That is all. Ingredients 3 large egg yolks, at room temperature ¾ cup Parmesan cheese, plus more for serving...

Butter chicken + pasta = winner. I could have done with thickening the sauce a bit more and cashew butter doesn't melt well at all and is...

This recipe originates from The Olive Garden in America which I really want to go to one day. Now even more so. This is creamy and...

This uses the supermarket 'from frozen' Swedish meatballs which are not only fast, but tasty. You can make them instead but I actually...

US recipe so shrimp title. This was much nicer than I had expected, not to say I was expecting it to be bad, but the way it came...

I'm not sure where this stands on the type of cuisine and what to pair it with. I did it with Mexican rice but on eating I feel like it...